E-Learning

Beachlands School believes in a Digital Citizenship model for supporting safe and responsible use of the internet in teaching and learning. An important part of this is that we are able to show others what that responsible use looks like while we are using technology in our learning.

We think a good digital citizen is someone who;

is a confident and capable user of ICT

will use ICT for learning as well as other activities

will think carefully about whether the information they see online is true

will be able to speak the language of digital technologies

understands that they may experience problems when using technology but can deal with them

will always use ICT to communicate with others in positive ways

will be honest and fair in all of their actions using ICT

will always respect people’s privacy and freedom of speech online

will help other to become a better digital citizen

Because we know this is important for us all, we ask everyone, the staff, students and volunteers working at the school to agree to use the internet and other technologies in a safe and responsible way by following the rules laid out in a Digital Citizenship and Responsible Use Agreement.

If someone cannot agree to act responsibly, or the things that they do mean that other people are being harmed, then we might stop them from using the internet or other technology at school.

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

We recognise that the world is changing rapidly and that our students use digital devices such as laptops, desktops and tablets as important tools for their learning and communicating. We want to maximise the learning enabled by these devices and as a result, have an optional 'Bring your own Device’ (BYOD) programme for Years 3‐8 students at Beachlands School.